The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-11-10


-Durng the past week a stalk OF long staple
cotton, about Is feet high and full of squares and
Dolls, from the plantation of Mack Gardner. one
Vi Leon countys successful coored planters, has
oeen On exhibition AT the drug store o; II. v r
| Schrader
Complete line of Dress Trimmings, al Co.
hens 9o..
| Capt Robt. Gamble popular con ducior on
The Florida Southern, was in the city yestcr.
day
MIR. F. W. Hawthorne, representing tLe
Aens-Herdld. has been in attendance ct the SEES
sious OF the Railroad Commission this week.
-Capt. Z. A. Finley, of the Lake CITY Re
porter was at the ST. James yesterday.
Miss Daisie Mansel of Marietta, Fla, is viz
ting Mrs. NJ S. Jones.
Shay & Jaeger have a handsome new srn.
we regret TO learn of The demise of the in
FAINT son of Col. n. r. Walker His death oc.
Cured on the 7th, at the residence of his grand
fathers, Mr.. a. G. Cromartie We sympathize
with the bcreaved father and mother in their
sad affection
Mr. {. Z. Newsom is building pretty little
cottage on Gadsden street;
-Messrs. l. j. Roberts II Son have purchased
the ground on which their stables stand. TWAS
the property of W. r. Wilson, Esq
Another new lot OF Tricots aud Cashmeres
received al Cohens 5O3tM
Mrs. Officer, of Topeka Kansas arrived lat
week at her winter home in Tallahassee.
Tony Williams, c0lorel man, killed a large
catamount about mile and half ives, of Talla-
hassee last Thursday 1t measured feet inches
from tip to tip. He exhibited the scalp to Judge
West and received a certificate for s.
Master Willie Duncan has taken charge of
the telegraph Office at Lloyls
Master Theodore Fairbanks, telegraph ope-
rotor at Baldwin, came up Saturday 10 spend
Sunday with his Tallahassee friends.
Colonel c. n. Haldeman has returned from
his summer outing.
Mr. G. G. Gibbs, proprietor OF Tallahassee
Nursery, is shipping trees TO Alabama, Missis,
sippi, Texas and, Of course to different points in
Florida
MIR. H. E. Brooks, the genial and popular
representative OF the Eutaua (Ala) Marble
Works, this week presented the FLoRIDIAN with
a nice little marble STEP which he kindly placed
at the entrance on Pensacola street, where il (or
some other step was needed. Ii bears the mark
OF the master workman ia these letters F-L.oR-
Id AN.
Captain B. F. Walker, ex-Mayor c. c.
Pearce and Mr.. J. Ball returned from a hunt on
the Gulf caast last Friday
Miss Julia Minis left last week to visit friends
in Crawfordvle.
There were twenty nine arrivals at thu ST.
James on Monday
We direct special attention TO the card Of the
Commercial College Of Georgia, located at Nor
cross. 1t is Of the cheapest, best and most
largely patronizel colleges in the South. For
catalogue, full information, &c, write to the
President, Terrell E. Simmons
See new schedule OF Florida Midland Rail
way
Mr.. Frank Garrison, of Jacksonville, last
week bought another car ioa Of fine mich cows
in the Tallahassee Country. He bought them
from Colonel John Bradford Mr. F. Bradford,
Judge d. w. Gwynu and Mr. VIM. W. Wood
ward
Mr.. Geo. II. Me,innss last week returned
from Maryland accompanied by his daughter,
Miss Teresa.
M. John S Beard has returned from Apa-
lachcola, whittier he went business for the
T. T. & G. r r. Company.
Mrs. E. A. Perry, Miss Fannie Perry and
Miss Ruby Perry, wife and daughters of Cover
nor Perry. arrived at the residence of General
Edgar on Monday
The new Board OF County Commissioners was
in session last Monday for the first time. Captain
p Houstouu was elected chairman. Besides the
regular routine business tie Assessors books for
1887 were received and approved. The petition
of Hugh Black for pension approved. j. A.
Edmondson, w R Blake and p. Houstouu were
appointed committee to Inquire into the feast
bility of removing county Jail. John Sneed was
granted permit for license to sell liquors, &c
We were pleased to receive call from
Mr.. F. w MUMMY, Business Manager of The
Church Year, the excellent paper published at
Jacksonville in the interest OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church, and edited by Rev. G. NJ.
sturges 1t is a handsomely printed weekly Of
strteen pa9es and the subscription price is only
$1OOa year. 1t will soon be published by an
incorporated stock company of which we will
speak at another time. Mr. Mumby's service on
the pape. IS rather labor OF love than otLer-
wise, he being senior member OF the widely
known mercantile firm OF MUMMY, Stockton &
Knight
Mr. j. We'll, of New York, hands US some
fine specimens of sheepswool sponge being sam
pies of what he is purchasing in quantity from
the spongers at st. Marks. Mr.. w. has been at
that "port Of Tallahassee for several weeks
past, buying sponge brought in by the craft
engaged in the fishery in neighborng waters,
and will remain there, with occasional visits 10
Tallahassee, until he invests $25 900 His bust
ness is benefit to the small community of 81.
Marks, giving employment to number of per
sons engaged in cleaning aud packing the sponge,
which leaves his press for shipment by rail in
bales 12x1S inches, weighing about 100 pounds
AS st. Marks is tho most convenient port to ex
tensive sponging grounds, which are 6shed by
vessels from distant points we should think that
Mr. We'll might increase his business to any
extent be desires and We wish him much success
| in doing So
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